Posts Tagged ‘Breast Cancer Care’

The shock of receiving a cancer diagnosis can be so great that the patient might hear nothing after the word “cancer” is spoken by the doctor. No matter that it seemed to be the inevitable outcome...
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When a young woman or man consults the GP – because of a lump, a pain or a change in the nipple or skin of the breast – cancer is rarely the first thought in the doctor's mind. Sometimes it is not...
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Ismena Clout may not be a familiar name to people outside the breast cancer community, or those who did not read her contributions to The Independent and the Huffington Post, in which she blogged regu...
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A beacon of pink shining across London from Wembley's iconic arch is the emblem of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Whether or not you agree with the surfeit of frothy pink which abounds during October,...
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If asked to describe the symptoms of breast cancer, most people would say "a lump" – and that is what the majority of people, who check themselves, will be hoping not to find. However, there are oth...
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After a cancer diagnosis is made and the shock has partially been absorbed, the first hurdle is to tell the family – but how do you explain something which you barely understand yourself at that mom...
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Loneliness is a word none of us likes to address. Usually associated with the elderly, an Ipsos MORI poll for Macmillan Cancer Support, estimates that 400,000 people living with cancer, are also lonel...
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The news that Jacquie Beltrao – the Sky Sports presenter – has been diagnosed with breast cancer aged 48, took me back sixteen years, to the day I heard that my oldest and dearest friend, Jessica,...
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October draws to an end, leaving in its wake much of the pink residue of Breast Cancer Awareness Month – but not all. Research goes on – and amazing people continue to pursue their aim of raising ...
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Next week brings October and the pink bonanza of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As usual there are hundreds of different pink products to choose from, but please make sure you buy them from the actual...
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